Oman is a 1,000-mile-long (1,700 km) coastal plain at the southeast tip of the Arabian Peninsula lying on the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman.It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. The country is the size of Kansas.man is a 1,000-mile-long (1,700 km) coastal plain at the southeast tip of the Arabian Peninsula lying on the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman.
If you want to start a new patch of Jerusalem Artichokes, these can be planted from now until March, but be careful where you locate them as plants can grow up to 6ft (2m) tall. I thought my scales might not take the load, as my first autumn harvest weighed in at a massive 3.4 kg or 7.5lbs.
Harvest the artichoke's pinecone-like buds, which appear on the plant's elongated stems and lateral branches, when the top bud reaches about 2 to 4 inches in diameter. Cut the bud off with pruning shears, leaving about 1.5 inches of stem, before it opens.